The Deadliest War in Human History WORLD WAR II The Deadliest War in Human History What caused the war?
Foundations Treaty of Versailles Nobody was happy. The Great Depression Desperate times lead to desperate measures World War I and Disarmament Nobody was willing or able to stop aggression Rise of Dictators
Dictators One person who controls a country Totalitarian – absolute power over everything Italy – Benito Mussolini Soviet Union – Joseph Stalin Japan – Emperor Hirohito – Military Germany – Adolf Hitler Able to come to power with lies and promises in desperate times.
Aggression any warlike act by one country against another without cause. 1931 – Japan invades Manchuria (China) League of Nations protests, all bark, no bite. 1935 – Italy invades Ethiopia League of Nations again powerless. Depression No United States